Example sentences of "have take [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Although clearly this matter concerns only those doctors working full time in the NHS and not in general practice , I strongly recommend that you ensure your medical officer or advisor is aware of the situation and has taken appropriate steps to obtain adequate medical defence cover .
2 Moscow has taken various measures aimed at overcoming Latin American mistrust of the Soviet Union , including academic and cultural exchanges , which are facilitated by the Soviet friendship societies now existing in most Latin American countries .
3 Since Malinowski made no secret of his earthy , materialist view of man 's motives it is odd that it has taken modern exponents of transactional analysis and game theory so long to recognize his pioneering achievements in this field .
4 It has taken present-day governments some time to understand that a universal benefit is a bulwark against the disincentive effects of a largely means-tested system , and that , given that the benefit is paid irrespective of whether the household head is in or out of work but is nevertheless deducted from supplementary benefit , it helps maintain a difference between income in paid work and income on the dole .
5 Claims will be paid on condition that the Insured Person has taken reasonable steps to complete the journey to the U.K. departure point on time .
6 Very broadly stated , it is a duty to treat the trespasser with ordinary humanity … the occupier is not at fault if he has done as much as is required of him , if he has taken reasonable steps to deter the trespasser from entering or remaining on the premises , or part of the premises , in which he will encounter a dangerous situation .
7 If , however , a creditor has taken reasonable steps , such as advising the surety to take independent advice , or , if the surety declines to do so , offering a fair explanation of the security document before the surety signs it , I can see no reason why equity should intervene .
8 ( 4 ) An applicant shall not be treated as having failed to comply with subsection ( 2 ) ( b ) above if the notice is , without any fault or intention of his , removed , obscured or defaced before the first day of the meeting of the board at which the application is to be considered , so long as he has taken reasonable steps for its protection and , if need be , replacement .
9 ( 4 ) The subsection relieves an applicant from the consequences of the failure to exhibit a notice in compliance with subss. ( 2 ) ( b ) or ( 3 ) ( b ) where the failure has been caused by the removal , obscuring , etc. , of the notice through no fault of the applicant and the applicant has taken reasonable steps to protect and replace the notice .
10 Rule 5 — 30(1) provides that a firm must not recommend a transaction to a private customer or act as a discretionary manager unless it has taken reasonable steps to enable the private customer to understand the nature of the risks involved .
11 Provided that the person putting the terms forward has taken reasonable steps to bring the terms to the attention of persons in general , it is irrelevant that those steps were insufficient to bring the terms to the attention of the particular contracting partner , for instance because he/she is illiterate , blind or can not speak the language in which the terms are printed ( Thompson v London Midland and Scottish Railway Co [ 1930 ] 1 KB 41 ) .
12 But the first reason was religious : ‘ part of the leiges has taken new opinions of the scripture , and has done against the law and ordinance of holy kirk ’ .
13 The author , Jane Pettigrew , has taken traditional recipes from Trust properties all over the British Isles and combined them with a fascinating account of the development of tea-drinking in this country , ever since Catharine of Braganza brought over a tea chest from Portugal as part of her dowry on her marriage to Charles II .
14 However , the radius of commuting tends to be more circumscribed , so that conflict between local residents and incoming urban dwellers has taken other forms .
15 In the past it has taken great efforts by the Merseyside and Greater Manchester police to keep supporters apart in what is widely thought to be the most intense antagonism in the League .
16 Although not a political organisation , B'nai B'rith Women has taken high-profile stands on contentious political issues .
17 Although not a political organisation , B'nai B'rith Women has taken high-profile stands on contentious political issues .
18 ( a ) General considerations Once the drafter has taken full instructions , the first draft of the terms can be prepared .
19 233 seems to be that if a wife signs a security document at her debtor husband 's request , the creditor will be unable to enforce the security unless either the debtor or the creditor has taken positive steps to try and ensure that the wife understands the import of the security documents or unless she has obtained independent advice .
20 The Irish Institute has taken bold steps to reduce the expectation gap , lobbying the government for changes in legislation that would allow implementation of several key recommendations put forward in the Ryan Report .
21 President Mobutu of Zaire has taken drastic measures to silence all journalists and publishers who criticise his policies .
22 It was only 10 years ago that the prize-money was less than £80,000 , but it has taken giant strides forward and the future looks even brighter .
23 The state , prompted by the FMC , has taken numerous measures to encourage women in this way and has set up nursery schools , crèches , workers ' canteens , automatic laundries , the provision of medical facilities and a system of grants .
24 While research on the agronomic side of conservation has taken considerable strides during the past fifteen years for all its problems of misapplication , there have also been some advances in the thinking on the socio-economic side of soil erosion and the resulting design of conservation programmes as well .
25 We have already seen much of that in the lead that has been given by the Community , which has taken special steps to limit the damage and the fighting to enable the parties to come together .
26 Slavery has taken different forms , depending in part on the particular economic use to which slaves have been put .
27 Marxist feminists are quick to point to the essentialism of much of radical feminism , and argue that while women 's oppression is almost universal , it has taken different forms in different societies .
28 It took hundreds of millions of years to evolve these abilities , longer , perhaps , than it has taken human beings to evolve from fish .
29 Their students learn that to make effective choices about what to say , how , when and whether to say it , a speaker has to take contextual elements into account : the topic involved , the setting of the encounter , the role relationship between the speakers , the extent of shared knowledge between them , any cultural expectations one or other might have and so on .
30 One reason I have written this code of ethics is that no one has to take short cuts ever .
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